Patents Assigned to AddThis, Inc.
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIDGET AND WIDGET-CONTAINER DISTRIBUTION CONTROL BASED ON CONTENT RULES
    Publication number: 20160041714
    Abstract: A method includes receiving an instruction used to define a widget-container containing a service module associated with a widget. The widget-container is a procedural software framework configured to be executed at a widget-container processing device in response to a reference to the widget-container being accessed from a content aggregation point. The widget-container has a portion configured for receiving the widget. The method also includes determining whether processing of the widget within the portion of the widget-container is restricted and/or allowed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: AddThis, Inc.
    Inventors: Stewart O. ALLEN, Scott F. COSBY, Hasseltine R. DEBUTTS, John A. FATH, Matthew J. KEESAN, Hooman RADFAR, Carlos F. REVERTE
  • Method and apparatus for widget and widget-container distribution control based on content rules
    Patent number: 9009728
    Abstract: A method includes receiving an instruction used to define a widget-container containing a service module associated with a widget. The widget-container is a procedural software framework configured to be executed at a widget-container processing device in response to a reference to the widget-container being accessed from a content aggregation point. The widget-container has a portion configured for receiving the widget. The method also includes determining whether processing of the widget within the portion of the widget-container is restricted and/or allowed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: AddThis, Inc.
    Inventors: Stewart O. Allen, Scott F. Cosby, Hasseltine R. Debutts, John A. Fath, Matthew J. Keesan, Hooman Radfar, Carlos F. Reverte